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20 Convincing Reasons To Keep Backyard Chickens

A long-time friend of The Urban Farmers project, Papa John Kiefer, is an expert at raising backyard chickens. Papa John has been at it for nearly 50 years and has made it easier than ever to maintain a personal flock at home. He will be holding two separate workshops on how to get started on Sunday 2/19 and Sunday 3/5 from 1:00pm-3:30pm.

The trend of keeping backyard chickens has been on the rise over the past number of years, and it’s easy to see why. Of course, there are the fresh eggs to look forward to, but did you know that chickens have a lot else going for them?